Bottle opener



Aug. 24, 1937. w. wRlGl -lT ET AL BOTTLE OPENER Filed May 6, 1936 o MRu/V M Patented Aug. 24, 1937 UNETED fiTA'i'ES PATENT, @t'FFZE BOTTLE OPENER Application May 6, 1936, Serial No. 78,228

3 Claims.

This invention appertains to a novel appliance for removing crown caps from bottles in a convenient and expeditious manner.

One of the primary objects of our invention 5 is the provision of a bottle opener of the wall type, embodying means whereby the caps can be quickly and firmly gripped for removal without the necessity of lifting the bottle above the horizontal, so that undue disturbance of the bottle contents will be prevented.

Another salient object of our invention is to provide a wall bottle opener having a swinging member provided with a cap-engaging lip, and means for guiding the cap under said lip when the bottle is pushed forwardly (in a substantially horizontal plane) in the opening. with means for limiting the swinging movement of said member so that upon downward movement of the bottle the lip will function to pull the cap from the bottle neck.

A further object of our invention is the provision of a wall bottle opener embodying a supporting plate for carrying the swinging member and for supporting a receptacle for the loose caps, the swinging member functioning to guide and throw the caps into the receptacle when the same are pulled off of the bottles.

A further important object of our invention is the provision of a cap stop on the swinging member arranged below the cap-engaging lip, so that the bottle neck and cap will be held in proper position when the bottle is inserted in the opener, and when the member is swung to its operative cap-engaging position.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a bottle opener of the above character, which will be durable and efficient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a 49 reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed,

and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in

which:

Figure 1 is a central vertical section through our improved opener, showing the same attached to a support, and having the cap-receiving receptacle connected therewith, the receptacle being shown partly broken away and in section, the view also showing a fragment of a bottle in full lines, with the cap in its engaged position, and

a fragment of a bottle in dotted lines prior to 5 the insertion thereof into the opener.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of our improved bottle opener, the receptacle for the caps being shown broken away and in section.

Referring tothe drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter 0 generally indicates our improved bottle opener, which includes a back-plate 5 having suitable openings formed therein at appropriate points for receiving fastening elements 6 whereby the opener can be rigidly secured to a wall or other support S.

The back-plate 5 has formed on its upper end a casing or dome l, which includes an arcuate top wall 8, and side walls 9. It is to be noted that the arcuate top wall 8 terminates short of the bottom of the side walls 9, andjthat the forward edges of the side walls are extended beyond and in front of the top wall E to form wings It. For a purpose which will be later set forth, the back-plate 5 extends a material distance below the lower edges of the side wall 9.

Rockably supported by the wings I0 is the swinging cap-pulling member H, which is of a substantially open loop shaped construction. As illustrated, the swinging member H includes the side bars 92, a top arcuate bar 53, and a bottom cross bar M. The side or end bars II have formed thereon bearings !5 for receiving horizontal pivot pins it carried by the wings Ill. The arcuate top bar l3 has formed thereon a depending sharpened cap-pulling lip Il and the bottom bar l4 has formed thereon at its rear face an upstanding, centrally disposed stop lug l8.

Particular attention is invited to the construction of the lower bar M, in that the same forms a guide for the bottle neck and cap when the bottle and cap are inserted in the opening. Thus the bottom bar in front of the stop lug I8 is curved inwardly, and provided with an inclined guide surface l9.

Carried by the side wings H! are inwardly extending abutment lugs 2t, and these lugs are arranged inwardly of the pivot pin l6 and above the axis of said pivot pins so as to form a solid stop for the swinging member in both directions. A contractile coil spring 2| is connected at one end to the central portion of the top bar l3, and at its opposite end to a lip 22 formed in the pack-plate 5. This spring functions to normally pull the top of the swinging member I I inwardly and downwardly against the abutment lugs 20.

The back-plate 5 adjacent to its lower edges, and below the side walls 9, carries hooks 23 for reception in openings 24 formed in a receptacle 25. This receptacle 25 can be of any desired construction and shape.

We prefer to form the back-plate 5, the bottom I, the abutment lugs 20, and the hooks 23 from a single casting, but obviously the specific construction and shape of these parts can be altered without departing from the spirit of our invention.

In use of the improved bottle opener, the bottie to be opened is held in a substantially horizon tal position, and the cap is pressed against the bottom bar I4, which will rock the swinging member II, on its pivots 16, until the side bars strike the abutment lugs 20 below the pivot l6. As the bottle is pressed inwardly the cap riding on the inclined curved surface IQ of the bar 14 will slide upwardly and inwardly until the same engages the stop I 8, at which time the lip I! will beswung over the cap of the bottle. As the swinging member is held against further movement upon downward swinging movement of the bottle, the cap will be quickly pulled off of the bottle neck. The cap has a tendency to ride through the swinging member, and the swinging member will guide the cap into the receptacle 25. This movement is enhanced by the quick return of the swinging member to its normal position under the influence of the spring 2| as the bottle is pulled away from the opener.

From the foregoing description it can be seen that we have provided an exceptionally simple and durable means for facilitating the opening of bottles.

Various changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of our invention, but what we claim as new is:

1. A bottle opener comprising a supporting body, a swinging cap-pulling member rockably carried by the body including an open frame having a top bar provided with a cap-engaging lip and a bottom bar including a bottle stop arid a curved guide surface leading toward said stop, abutment lugs on said body for limiting the swinging movement of the member in both directions, and resilient means normally holding the swinging member against the abutment lugs with the bottom bar in advance of the top bar.

2. A bottle opener comprising a supporting body, a swinging cap-pulling member rockably carried by the body including an open frame having a top bar provided with a cap-engaging lip and a bottom bar including a bottle stop and a curved guide surface leading toward said stop, abutment lugs on said body for limiting the swinging movement of the member in both directions, resilient means normally holding the swinging member against the abutment lugs with the bottom bar in advance of the top bar, and means for detachably supporting a receptacle from said body below the swinging member.

3. A bottle opener comprising a supporting body including a back-plate, forwardly projecting walls carried by the back-plate and an areuate top wall connecting the back and side walls, an open loop-shaped member received between the side walls and below the top wall, pivots carried by the side walls rockably supporting the swinging member in between its upper and lower ends, said swinging member including a top bar having a' depending cap engaging lip, and a bottom bar having a bottle stop and an arcuate inclined surface leading toward said stop, and means for limiting the swinging movement of said member in both directions.

RAYMOND H. FRISBIE. WILLIAM WRIGHT. 

